Absence
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Location
| Street: | Horndean Road |
| Town: | Emsworth |
| Council: | Chichester District Council |
| County: | West Sussex |
| Postcode: | PO10 |
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| Object setting: | Public Park |
| Access is: | Public |
| Location note: | Emsworth Memorial Garden, at the junction with Coldharbour Farm Road |
| In the AZ book: | West Sussex |
| Page: | 136 |
| Grid reference: | F3 |
| The A-Z books used are A-Z East Sussex and A-Z West Sussex (Editions 1A 2005). Geographers' A-Z Map Company Ltd. Sevenoaks. | |
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Makers
| Name : | Michael Johnson |
| Role: | Sculptor |
| Name : | Sarah Sanderson |
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General Information
| Commissioned by: | Havant Borough Council and a National Lottery Awards for All grant |
| Construction period: | 2006 |
| Installation date: | 2006 |
| Unveiling date: | 11/08/2006 |
| Work is: | Extant |
| Owner custodian: | Havant Borough Council |
| Object listing: | Not listed |
| Description: | The garden and sculpture face north-east onto the main road. The sculpture is set into a decoratively paved circular base. A rounded square stone base with bronze inscribed bands encircling the sculpture. The sculpture is a sail shape with a cut-out design depicting a uniformed man in the drill position, 'Rest on the Arms Reversed'. |
| Inscription: | LEST WE FORGET Bronze band encircling the sculpture, raised bronze letters on south-west side: WE WILL REMEMBER THEM |
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Classification
| Categories: | Military, Free Standing, Commemorative, Sculptural |
| Object type1: | War memorial |
| Object subtype1: | World War II |
| Subject type1: | Figurative |
| Subject subtype1: | Standing |
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Object Parts
| Part 1: | Rounded square base |
| Material: | Portland stone, stainless steel and bronze |
| Height (cm): | 38 |
| Width (cm): | 90 |
| Depth (cm): | 90 |
| Part 2: | Sail shape |
| Material: | Stainless steel |
| Height (cm): | 285 |
| Width (cm): | 75 |
| Depth (cm): | 8 |
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Object Condition
| Overall condition: | Good |
| Risk assessment: | No known risk |
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History
| History: | The sculpture was unveiled on 11 August 2006 by Mrs Mary Fagan, Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire and dedicated by the Reverend Tom Kennar. The sculpture forms a key piece of the Emsworth Memorial Trail. The Memorial Garden was the initiative of Captain H.J. Groom RA, FRICS who settled in Emsworth after military service in WWII. In addition to the sculpture ‘Absence’ there are four waymarkers sited throughout the town with motifs at the base depicting various local industries. The waymarkers are located at:
The Quay, depicting fishing & the sea St. Peters Square, depicting the ancient market The A259 pedestrian subway, depicting woodworking & boat building Horndean Road, depicting the rope industry of Emsworth (http://www.emsworthmemorialtrail.org.uk/home.html) |
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References
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Photographs
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